Includes bibliographical references and index
Extreme killing : understanding serial and mass murder
β Scribed by Fox, James Alan, author
- Publisher
- Los Angeles ; London ; New Delhi ; Singapore ; Washington DC ; Melbourne : SAGE
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
xvii, 344 pages : 26 cm
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